I've been watching the construction of a new 'green' house on the neighborhood's most successful urban farm. The 'green'ness seemed to consist of a lot of styrofoam, which gave me a chance for a prophetic snark.(Prophetic? See Grenfell.)
Now that the house is framed and sheathed, but not quite dried in, I'm well and truly desnarked.
This crude 3d model is a pretty good representation of its current state:
1. The designers clearly understand the lessons of experience-based forms like bungalow and Cape Cod. High ceilings, steep roof, occupied attic.
2. Sheathing is high-grade plywood, not particleboard. Nice bungaloid porch.
3. The porch turns into a breezeway leading to a SEPARATE free-standing side wing. Not a bungaloid or Codoid feature, and certainly not a modern McMansion feature. Reminds me of something......
Yes. It's a DOGTROT.
I love it. No more snark.
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Update several months later after they finally finished: Aw poop. They ruined the dogtrotness by filling in the space between the two buildings. The original front door has become a window. I don't know if they ran into zoning codes or just decided they didn't like the separation.

About Me

Polistra was named after the original townsite of Manhattan (the one in Kansas). When I was growing up in Manhattan, I spent a lot of time exploring by foot, bike, and car. I discovered the ruins of an old mill along Wildcat Creek, and decided (inaccurately) that it was the remains of the original site of Polistra. Accurate or not, I've always liked the name, with its echoes of Poland (an under-appreciated friend of freedom) and stars. ==== The title icon is explained here. ==== Switchover: This 2007 entry marks a sharp change in worldview from neocon to pure populist. ===== The long illustrated story of Polistra's Dream is a time-travel fable, attempting to answer the dangerous revision of New Deal history propagated by Amity Shlaes. The Dream has 8 episodes, linked in a chain from the first. This entry explains the Shlaes connection.